2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup knockout stage

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The knockout stage of the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the second and final stage of the competition, following the group stage. Played from June 28 to July 6, the knockout stage ended with the final, held at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. [1] The top two teams from each group advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination tournament. There were seven matches in the knockout stage. [2]

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Format

The knockout stage of the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup was contested between the eight teams that qualified from the group stage. Matches in the knockout stage are played to a finish. If the score of a match was level at the end of 90 minutes of playing time, it would be decided by a penalty shoot-out, except in the final, in which 30 minutes of extra time would be played first before proceeding to penalties if needed. [3] All times listed are local in Eastern Time Zone (UTC−4).

Qualified teams

The top two placed teams from each of the four groups qualified for the knockout stage.

GroupWinnersRunners-up
A Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
B Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of Honduras (2022-).svg  Honduras
C Flag of Panama.svg  Panama Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
D Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia

Bracket

The tournament bracket is shown below, with bold denoting the winners of each match.

 
 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 
          
 
June 29 – Minneapolis
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (p)2 (4)
 
July 2 – St. Louis
 
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 2 (3)
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2
 
June 29 – Minneapolis
 
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 1
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1 (5)
 
July 6 – Houston
 
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala (p)1 (6)
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1
 
June 28 – Glendale
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2
 
July 2 – Santa Clara
 
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 0
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1
 
June 28 – Glendale
 
Flag of Honduras (2022-).svg  Honduras 0
 
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 1 (4)
 
 
Flag of Honduras (2022-).svg  Honduras (p)1 (5)
 

Quarter-finals

Panama vs Honduras

Panama  Flag of Panama.svg1–1Flag of Honduras (2022-).svg  Honduras
Díaz Soccerball shade.svg45+1' (pen.) Report Lozano Soccerball shade.svg82'
Penalties
4–5
State Farm Stadium, Glendale
Attendance: 45,255
Referee: Katia García (Mexico)
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Panama
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Honduras
GK22 Orlando Mosquera
RB23 Michael Murillo
CB4 Fidel Escobar
CB16 Andrés Andrade Sub off.svg 90+3'
LB26 Jorge Gutiérrez Yellow card.svg 81'Sub off.svg 90+3'
CM20 Aníbal Godoy (c)
CM14 Carlos Harvey
RW7 José Luis Rodríguez
AM6 Cristian Martínez Sub off.svg 74'
LW10 Ismael Díaz Yellow card.svg 58'
CF24 Tomás Rodríguez Sub off.svg 74'
Substitutions:
FW9 Eduardo Guerrero Sub on.svg 74'
MF8 Víctor Griffith Sub on.svg 74'
DF15 Eric Davis Sub on.svg 90+3'
DF3 José Córdoba Sub on.svg 90+3'
Manager:
Flag of Spain.svg Thomas Christiansen
GK1 Edrick Menjívar
RB26 Luís Crisanto Yellow card.svg 49'
CB2 Denil Maldonado (c)
CB3 Julián Martínez Yellow card.svg 45+4'
LB8 Joseph Rosales
CM5 Kervin Arriaga
CM20 Deiby Flores
RW16 Edwin Rodríguez Sub off.svg 46'
AM23 Jorge Álvarez Sub off.svg 65'
LW12 Romell Quioto Sub off.svg 66'
CF11 Jorge Benguché Sub off.svg 46'
Substitutions:
FW9 Anthony Lozano Sub on.svg 46'
FW18 Dixon Ramírez Sub on.svg 46'
MF19 Carlos Pineda Sub on.svg 65'
MF17 Luis Palma Sub on.svg 66'
Manager:
Flag of Colombia.svg Reinaldo Rueda

Player of the Match:
Edrick Menjívar (Honduras) [4]

Assistant referees:
Sandra Ramírez (Mexico)
Karen Díaz (Mexico)
Fourth official:
Bryan López (Guatemala)
Video assistant referee:
Óscar Mejía (Mexico)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Yasith Monge (Costa Rica)

Mexico vs Saudi Arabia

Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg2–0Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
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Attendance: 45,255
Referee: Lukasz Szpala (United States)
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Saudi Arabia
GK1 Luis Malagón
RB22 Julián Araujo
CB4 Edson Álvarez (c)
CB5 Johan Vásquez
LB23 Jesús Gallardo Yellow card.svg 45+8'Sub off.svg 60'
CM14 Marcel Ruiz
CM6 Érik Lira
CM7 Gilberto Mora Sub off.svg 73'
RF25 Roberto Alvarado Sub off.svg 85'
CF9 Raúl Jiménez Sub off.svg 60'
LF10 Alexis Vega Sub off.svg 73'
Substitutions:
DF26 Mateo Chávez Sub on.svg 60'
FW11 Santiago Giménez Sub on.svg 60'
MF8 Carlos Rodríguez Sub on.svg 73'
FW16 Julián Quiñones Sub on.svg 73'
MF17 Orbelín Pineda Sub on.svg 85'
Manager:
Javier Aguirre
GK1 Nawaf Al-Aqidi
RB26 Ali Majrashi Yellow card.svg 45+8'Sub off.svg 69'
CB4 Abdulelah Al-Amri Sub off.svg 53'
CB5 Abdullah Madu
LB13 Nawaf Boushal
RM12 Saud Abdulhamid
CM6 Ali Al-Hassan Sub off.svg 88'
CM16 Ziyad Al-Johani Yellow card.svg 78'
LM24 Abdulrahman Al-Aboud Sub off.svg 69'
CF9 Firas Al-Buraikan
CF11 Saleh Al-Shehri (c)Sub off.svg 69'
Substitutions:
MF17 Mohammed Bakor Sub on.svg 53'
MF19 Turki Al-Ammar Sub on.svg 69'
FW20 Abdullah Al-Salem Sub on.svg 69'
MF8 Marwan Al-Sahafi Sub on.svg 69'
MF10 Faisal Al-Ghamdi Sub on.svg 88'
Manager:
Flag of France.svg Hervé Renard

Player of the Match:
Alexis Vega (Mexico) [5]

Assistant referees:
Cory Richardson (United States)
Nick Uranga (United States)
Fourth official:
Pierre-Luc Lauziere (Canada)
Video assistant referee:
Edvin Jurisevic (United States)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Chris Penso (United States)

Canada vs Guatemala

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Canada
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Guatemala
GK1 Dayne St. Clair
RB2 Alistair Johnston
CB15 Luc de Fougerolles
CB13 Derek Cornelius
LB22 Richie Laryea
RM17 Tajon Buchanan Sub off.svg 58'
CM23 Niko Sigur Sub off.svg 71'
CM6 Mathieu Choinière
LM14 Jacob Shaffelburg Yellow card.svg 40' Yellow-red card.svg 45+4'
CF10 Jonathan David (c)Sub off.svg 90+1'
CF12 Tani Oluwaseyi Sub off.svg 71'
Substitutions:
FW11 Daniel Jebbison Sub on.svg 58'
MF19 Nathan Saliba Sub on.svg 71'
FW9 Cyle Larin Sub on.svg 71'
FW24 Promise David Sub on.svg 90+1'
Manager:
Flag of the United States.svg Jesse Marsch
GK12 Kenderson Navarro
RB7 Aaron Herrera
CB4 José Carlos Pinto (c)
CB3 Nicolás Samayoa
LB16 José Morales
CM13 Stheven Robles
CM5 José Rosales Sub off.svg 82'
CM11 Rudy Muñoz Sub off.svg 71'
RF20 Olger Escobar Sub off.svg 71'
CF9 Rubio Rubin Yellow card.svg 60'Sub off.svg 77'
LF18 Óscar Santis
Substitutions:
FW10 Pedro Altán Sub on.svg 71'
FW19 Arquímides Ordóñez Sub on.svg 71'
FW14 Darwin Lom Sub on.svg 77'
MF8 Rodrigo Saravia Sub on.svg 82'
Manager:
Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Fernando Tena

Player of the Match:
Oscar Santis (Guatemala) [6]

Assistant referees:
William Chow (Costa Rica)
Víctor Ramírez (Costa Rica)
Fourth official:
Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)
Video assistant referee:
Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Ben Whitty (Cayman Islands)

United States vs Costa Rica

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United States
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Costa Rica
GK25 Matt Freese
RB16 Alex Freeman
CB3 Chris Richards
CB13 Tim Ream (c)
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CM4 Tyler Adams
CM14 Luca de la Torre Sub off.svg 78'
RW8 Sebastian Berhalter
AM17 Malik Tillman Yellow card.svg 38'
LW10 Diego Luna Sub off.svg 83'
CF24 Patrick Agyemang Sub off.svg 90'
Substitutions:
FW9 Damion Downs Sub on.svg 78'
MF6 Jack McGlynn Sub on.svg 83'
DF2 John Tolkin Sub on.svg 84'
FW23 Brian White Sub on.svg 90'
Manager:
Flag of Argentina.svg Mauricio Pochettino
GK1 Keylor Navas (c)
RB22 Carlos Mora Sub off.svg 88'
CB4 Juan Pablo Vargas Yellow card.svg 35'
CB6 Alexis Gamboa
LB15 Francisco Calvo
CM14 Orlando Galo
CM16 Alejandro Bran Sub off.svg 74'
RW19 Kenneth Vargas Yellow card.svg 38'Sub off.svg 58'
AM10 Brandon Aguilera Sub off.svg 58'
LW20 Josimar Alcócer Yellow card.svg 68'Sub off.svg 88'
CF12 Alonso Martínez
Substitutions:
FW7 Andy Rojas Sub on.svg 58'
MF13 Jefferson Brenes Sub on.svg 58'
MF25 Cristopher Núñez Sub on.svg 74'
DF2 Santiago van der Putten Sub on.svg 88'
DF26 Kenay Myrie Sub on.svg 88'
Manager:
Flag of Mexico.svg Miguel Herrera

Player of the Match:
Maximilian Arfsten (United States) [7]

Assistant referees:
Keytzel Corrales (Nicaragua)
Raymundo Feliz (Dominican Republic)
Fourth official:
Kwinsi Williams (Trinidad and Tobago)
Video assistant referee:
Diego Ojer (Guatemala)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Dilia Bradley (Guatemala)

Semi-finals

United States vs Guatemala

United States  Flag of the United States.svg2–1Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
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Energizer Park, St. Louis
Attendance: 22,423
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)
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United States
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Guatemala
GK25 Matt Freese Yellow card.svg 77'
RB16 Alex Freeman
CB3 Chris Richards Yellow card.svg 45+1'
CB13 Tim Ream (c)
LB18 Maximilian Arfsten Sub off.svg 85'
CM4 Tyler Adams Sub off.svg 77'
CM14 Luca de la Torre Yellow card.svg 55'Sub off.svg 58'
RW8 Sebastian Berhalter
AM17 Malik Tillman
LW10 Diego Luna Yellow card.svg 51'Sub off.svg 77'
CF24 Patrick Agyemang Sub off.svg 85'
Substitutions:
MF11 Brenden Aaronson Sub on.svg 58'
DF2 John Tolkin Sub on.svg 77'
MF6 Jack McGlynn Sub on.svg 77'
FW9 Damion Downs Sub on.svg 85'
DF5 Walker Zimmerman Sub on.svg 85'
Manager:
Flag of Argentina.svg Mauricio Pochettino
GK12 Kenderson Navarro
RB7 Aaron Herrera
CB4 José Carlos Pinto (c)
CB3 Nicolás Samayoa
LB16 José Morales
RM18 Óscar Santis Yellow card.svg 90+4'
CM13 Stheven Robles Yellow card.svg 49'Sub off.svg 65'
CM5 José Rosales Sub off.svg 65'
LM11 Rudy Muñoz Sub off.svg 65'
CF9 Rubio Rubin Sub off.svg 70'
RF10 Pedro Altán Sub off.svg 70'
Substitutions:
FW20 Olger Escobar Sub on.svg 65'
MF22 Jonathan Franco Sub on.svg 65'
MF17 Óscar Castellanos Sub on.svg 65'
FW19 Arquímides Ordóñez Sub on.svg 70'
FW14 Darwin Lom Sub on.svg 70'
Manager:
Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Fernando Tena

Player of the Match:
Diego Luna (United States) [8]

Assistant referees:
Caleb Wales (Trinidad and Tobago)
Ojay Duhaney (Jamaica)
Fourth official:
Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)
Video assistant referee:
Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Ben Whitty (Cayman Islands)

Mexico vs Honduras

Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg1–0Flag of Honduras (2022-).svg  Honduras
Jiménez Soccerball shade.svg50' Report
Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara
Attendance: 70,975
Referee: Juan Calderón (Costa Rica)
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Mexico
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Honduras
GK1 Luis Malagón
RB22 Julián Araujo Yellow card.svg 89'
CB3 César Montes
CB5 Johan Vásquez
LB26 Mateo Chávez Yellow card.svg 47'Sub off.svg 71'
CM7 Gilberto Mora Sub off.svg 77'
CM4 Edson Álvarez (c)
CM14 Marcel Ruiz Sub off.svg 90+2'
RF25 Roberto Alvarado Sub off.svg 71'
CF9 Raúl Jiménez Sub off.svg 90+1'
LF10 Alexis Vega
Substitutions:
MF19 Jesús Orozco Yellow card.svg 83'Sub on.svg 71'
FW21 César Huerta Sub on.svg 71'
FW11 Santiago Giménez Sub on.svg 77'
MF17 Orbelín Pineda Sub on.svg 90+1'
MF6 Érik Lira Yellow card.svg 90+6'Sub on.svg 90+2'
Other disciplinary actions:
GK13 Guillermo Ochoa Yellow card.svg 13'
Manager:
Javier Aguirre
GK1 Edrick Menjívar
RB26 Luís Crisanto Yellow card.svg 24'
CB2 Denil Maldonado (c)
CB3 Julián Martínez
LB8 Joseph Rosales
RM18 Dixon Ramírez
CM5 Kervin Arriaga Yellow card.svg 76'
CM20 Deiby Flores Sub off.svg 89'
LM12 Romell Quioto Sub off.svg 71'
CF23 Jorge Álvarez Sub off.svg 84'
CF9 Anthony Lozano Yellow card.svg 36'Sub off.svg 71'
Substitutions:
FW21 Yustin Arboleda Yellow card.svg 72'Sub on.svg 71'
MF17 Luis Palma Sub on.svg 71'
MF19 Carlos Pineda Sub on.svg 84'
MF16 Edwin Rodríguez Sub on.svg 89'
Manager:
Flag of Colombia.svg Reinaldo Rueda

Player of the Match:
Raúl Jiménez (Mexico) [9]

Assistant referees:
Juan Mora (Costa Rica)
William Arrieta (Costa Rica)
Fourth official:
Pierre-Luc Lauzière (Canada)
Video assistant referee:
Allen Chapman (United States)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Diego Ojer (Guatemala)

Final

United States  Flag of the United States.svg1–2Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Richards Soccerball shade.svg4' Report
NRG Stadium, Houston
Attendance: 70,925
Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
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Mexico
GK25 Matt Freese
RB16 Alex Freeman
CB3 Chris Richards
CB13 Tim Ream (c)
LB18 Maximilian Arfsten Sub off.svg 86'
CM4 Tyler Adams Yellow card.svg 63'Sub off.svg 82'
CM14 Luca de la Torre Sub off.svg 69'
RW8 Sebastian Berhalter
AM17 Malik Tillman
LW10 Diego Luna Sub off.svg 86'
CF24 Patrick Agyemang
Substitutions:
FW9 Damion Downs Sub on.svg 69'
MF6 Jack McGlynn Sub on.svg 82'
MF11 Brenden Aaronson Sub on.svg 86'
DF2 John Tolkin Sub on.svg 86'
Manager:
Flag of Argentina.svg Mauricio Pochettino
GK1 Luis Malagón
RB2 Jorge Sánchez Sub off.svg 86'
CB3 César Montes Yellow card.svg 44'
CB5 Johan Vásquez
LB23 Jesús Gallardo
CM7 Gilberto Mora Sub off.svg 75'
CM4 Edson Álvarez (c)
CM14 Marcel Ruiz
RF25 Roberto Alvarado Sub off.svg 87'
CF9 Raúl Jiménez Yellow card.svg 85'Sub off.svg 86'
LF10 Alexis Vega
Substitutions:
MF17 Orbelín Pineda Sub on.svg 75'
FW11 Santiago Giménez Sub on.svg 86'
DF15 Israel Reyes Sub on.svg 86'
FW21 César Huerta Sub on.svg 87'
Manager:
Javier Aguirre

Player of the Match:
Raúl Jiménez (Mexico) [10]

Assistant referees:
Luis Ventura (Guatemala)
Humberto Panjoj (Guatemala)
Fourth official:
Walter López (Guatemala)
Reserve assistant referee:
Keytzel Corrales (Nicaragua)
Video assistant referee:
Benjamín Pineda (Costa Rica)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Yasith Monge (Costa Rica)

References

  1. ↑ "Concacaf announces match schedule for this summer's 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup". CONCACAF. April 11, 2025. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Regulations – CONCACAF Gold Cup 2025" (PDF). CONCACAF . Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  3. ↑ "2025 Concacaf Gold Cup Knockout Stage Matchups and Match Schedule". CONCACAF.com. CONCACAF. June 25, 2025. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
  4. ↑ CONCACAF [@GoldCup] (June 28, 2025). "El héroe Hondureño" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved June 28, 2025– via Twitter.
  5. ↑ CONCACAF [@GoldCup] (June 28, 2025). "Simplemente, Alexis Vega 🤩" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved June 28, 2025– via Twitter.
  6. ↑ CONCACAF [@GoldCup] (June 29, 2025). "Oscar Alexander Santis Cayax" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved June 29, 2025– via Twitter.
  7. ↑ CONCACAF [@GoldCup] (June 29, 2025). "A goal and an assist 👏" (Tweet). Retrieved June 29, 2025– via Twitter.
  8. ↑ CONCACAF [@GoldCup] (July 2, 2025). "You already know! 🌙" (Tweet). Retrieved July 2, 2025– via Twitter.
  9. ↑ CONCACAF [@GoldCup] (July 2, 2025). "Don Raúl Jiménez" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved July 2, 2025– via Twitter.
  10. ↑ CONCACAF [@GoldCup] (July 6, 2025). "No hace falta decir más" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved July 6, 2025– via Twitter.
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